April 11, 2019
Pictured: ABAC Alumni Association President Niki Vanderslice accepted the award from the Professional Cowboys Association.
TIFTON—The annual Gee Haw Whoa Back Rodeo at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has been named the Best $750 Rodeo of 2018 by the Professional Cowboys Association.
Niki Vanderslice, president of the ABAC Alumni Association, accepted the award on behalf of ABAC and its alumni. Nearly 2,000 spectators attended this year’s rodeo, which was held during the Homecoming 2019 weekend.
Gee Haw Whoa Back rodeo events included saddle bronco riding, bareback riding, bull riding, team roping, calf roping, steer wrestling, break-away roping, and barrel racing.
The rodeo is sanctioned by the Professional Cowboys Association. It features the 4L & Diamond S Rodeo Company. Majors rodeo sponsors include Tifton-Tift County Tourism, Specialty Sales, Pennington Seed, and Surcheros.
The next Gee Haw Whoa Back Rodeo is scheduled for April 3-4, 2020.
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